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Assuming once again that a generation is 20 years, we have 150,000 generations. The '2' denotes doubling, and the 300 mil is the starting population, we get:
N = 300e6 * 2^(150000) = 3e8 * 2^(10 * 15000)
The number is too big for my calculator, but we can play with it a little:
N = 3e8 * 1024^(15000)
I'm going to simplify, lose precision, and give you a lowball answer:
n = 3e8 * 1000^(15000) = 3e8 * (10^3)^(15000)
n = 3e8 * 10^(45000) = 3 * 10^45008
That's 3 followed by 45008 zeros - and this is a lowball answer.
Of course, the number is meaningless, as Pook pointed out. Just a sort of game, really.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Large numbers revisitd dalehileman 07/10/08 05:30 PM Re: Large numbers revisitd TheFallibleFiend 07/10/08 09:43 PM Re: Large numbers revisitd The Pook 07/11/08 02:16 AM Re: Large numbers revisitd dalehileman 07/11/08 02:44 PM Re: Large numbers revisitd TheFallibleFiend 07/11/08 04:05 PM Re: Large numbers revisitd dalehileman 07/12/08 02:47 PM Re: Large numbers revisitd TheFallibleFiend 07/13/08 09:36 PM Re: Large numbers revisitd olly 07/14/08 08:38 AM Re: Large numbers revisitd dalehileman 07/14/08 03:56 PM Re: Large numbers revisitd TheFallibleFiend 07/14/08 08:18 PM Re: Large numbers revisitd dalehileman 07/15/08 03:26 PM
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